General Notices

"FMS @25 - A Success Story", an event geared towards the 25th anniversary of the Faculty of Medical Sciences presents “One Health” Free Public Health Fair on Sunday March 15, 2015. 

 

This event takes place from 10am-4pm at Mount Hope near Amphitheatre A and the Medical Sciences library.

One Health (formerly called One Medicine) is dedicated to improving the lives of all species, human, animal and plant, through the integration of human medicine, veterinary medicine and environmental science.

All forms of life are interconnected and interdependent. One Health is global and recognizes that human health, animal health and ecosystem health are inextricably linked.

Services offered free at the Health Fair will include:

• Blood pressure/diabetes/Cholesterol screening
• Cancer screening
• Child health/paediatric consultations
• Dental screenings
• Ear/Nose/Throat Examinations and consultations
• General medical consultation
• Orthopaedic
• Examination and Counselling for pets/livestock
• Medication counselling
• Nutritional counselling

Also short Lectures and videos will be presented on

• Healthy lifestyle
• Cancer
• Eye care
• Dental care
• Child health
• animal health

The Faculty of Medical Sciences (FMS) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) at the St. Augustine Campus was established 25 years ago in 1989 located in the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC). There were three Schools, namely the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine producing Doctors, Dentists and Vets. The Pharmacy Program began in 1995 and became the School of Pharmacy in 2008.  The FMS further expanded with the opening of the School of Advanced Nursing Education in 2005 and more recently with the Optometry program.

In the past 20 years the Faculty has graduated over 3,000  doctors, 405 dentists and nearly 300 Vets.

In celebration of the 25th Anniversary, the faculty is having a week of activities from March 15, 2015 so look out for more activities and check out the "One Health" Fair!